Welcome to Losoya ...

Losoya is located on the South Texas Plains.

Losoya is located in Bexar County<1>.

The location of Losoya has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Losoya, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Losoya is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Losoya lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Losoya ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Losoya.

• San Antonio
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Antonio
  • San Antonio is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,567,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Antonio <4>
• Pleasanton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
  • Pleasanton is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasanton <4>
• Kirby
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
  • Kirby is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <4>
• Alamo Heights
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alamo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo Heights
  • Alamo Heights is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alamo Heights <4>
• Floresville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floresville
  • Floresville is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floresville <4>
• Terrell Hills
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrell Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Hills
  • Terrell Hills is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,451 people
• Sandy Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
  • Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
• Poteet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteet
  • Poteet is located in Atascosa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteet <4>
• Balcones Heights
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balcones Heights
  • Balcones Heights is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Balcones Heights <4>
• Saint Hedwig
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Hedwig have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Hedwig
  • Saint Hedwig is located in Bexar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Hedwig <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Losoya. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Losoya.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Losoya. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Losoya.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Losoya. See our Newspapers Page for Losoya.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Losoya ...

Looking for more information about Losoya? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Losoya, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Losoya.

Adding Losoya to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Losoya in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Losoya was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Losoya in the book titled .<5> From that list, the Losoya post office opened in 1879.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Losoya.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Losoya. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/